เกือบ
gʉ̀ʉapMeaning
1AdverbA2
almost; nearly
very close to happening, being true, or reaching a certain amount, but not actually so
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เกือบgʉ̀ʉapเกือบgʉ̀ʉapalmost; nearlyลืมlʉʉmลืมlʉʉm1[to] forget2[to] leave behind (by forgetting)3forget to; omit unintentionallyเอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8auxiliary marking emphasis or resultกุญแจบ้านgun-jɛɛ-bâanกุญแจบ้านgun-jɛɛ-bâanhouse keyมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect marker
I almost forgot to bring the house key.
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This morning the traffic was so bad that I almost got to work late.
He almost answered the question, but stumbled at the end.
เราraoซ้อมsɔ́ɔmหลายรอบlǎai-rɔ̂ɔpจนjonการแสดงgaan-sà-dɛɛngเกือบgʉ̀ʉapพร้อมprɔ́ɔmสมบูรณ์sǒm-buunเหลือlʉ̌ʉaแก้gɛ̂ɛรายละเอียดเล็กน้อยraai-lá-ìiat-lék-nɔ́ɔi
We rehearsed many times until the performance was almost ready; only minor details remain to fix.
Almost everyone in the room likes this song.
The restaurant is packed today; almost every table is occupied.
He finished reading almost the entire book that night.
ทีมเราtiim-raoชนะchá-náได้dâaiเพราะprɔ́ผู้เล่นpûu-lênเกือบgʉ̀ʉapทั้งหมดtáng-mòtซ้อมsɔ́ɔmสม่ำเสมอsà-màm-sà-mə̌ə
Our team won because almost all the players practiced consistently.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
gʉ̀ʉap
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |